Power and the Elite in North Korea - Paektu and Kanbu

This book explores how political power has shaped the elite and their development in North Korea by examining the change of the elite, their interactions, and specific elite figures, based on the transformation of power structure and characteristics in the North Korean regime since August 1945.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Power Structuration of the Soviet Forces: 1945 to Late 1940s 3. Socialist Oligarchic Power: Late 1940s to Mid-1950s 4. Limited Personal Power: Mid-1950s to Late 1960s 5. Personal Power: Late 1960s to Mid-1970s 6. Patrimonial Power 1: Mid-1970s to Mid-1990s 7. Patrimonial Power 2: Mid-1990s to Early 2010s 8. Patrimonial Power 3: Early 2010s to The Present 9. Conclusion

About the author

Jae-Cheon Lim is a professor at Korea University (Goryeo Daehakgyo), South Korea. His main research interests include North Korean politics and inter-Korean relations. He is the author of Kim Jong Il's Leadership of North Korea (2009) and Leader Symbols and Personality Cult in North Korea: The Leader State (2015).

Product details

• Authors: Jae-Cheon (Korea University Lim, Lim Jae-Cheon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032731889
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273188-9
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Korea, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Political leaders & leadership, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Political leaders and leadership